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Synopsis:

Players enter SCL for the first time from the underdark. Surveying the landscape, they reflect on the atmosphere and the shadow curse. The player may or may not have been previously briefed about the shadow curse by the druid Halsin

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Narrator
: [TagCinematic] ^devnote
- 9. Player: Hells. I knew the land was cursed, but this is impressive., REALLY_ASTARION^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: An entire domain, ensconced in shadow curse. That's quite the enchantment., REALLY_GALE^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: I don't know what I expected, but damn - this place is cursed., REALLY_KARLACH^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: Tsk'va! Is this the shadow curse? Most ghastly. Most impressive., REALLY_LAEZEL^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: The shadow curse. I tried to picture it in my head, but this... this is a lot., REALLY_SHADOWHEART^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: By Balduran's bones - Halsin spoke true. The land is swallowed by curse., REALLY_WYLL^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: So this is the shadow curse. The scale of the corruption here is... impressive., REALLY_GITHYANKI^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
- 9. Player: The shadow-cursed lands... makes back home in the Underdark seem quaint., REALLY_UNDERDARK^devnoteGLO_Halsin_Knows_ShadowCurse
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- 8. Player: What in the Hells is that? I'm not sure I want to step in there., REALLY_ASTARION^devnote
- 8. Player: An entire domain, wrapped in shadow. This feels more like a god's work than man's. I'm not sure I want to step in there., REALLY_GALE^devnote
- 8. Player: Gods, what is this place? Looks like some dark god sneezed and this is what was left behind. I'm not sure I want to step in there.<br>, REALLY_KARLACH^devnote
- 8. Player: Tsk'va! What is this ghastly place? I'm not sure I want to step in there.<br>, REALLY_LAEZEL^devnote
- 8. Player: Hells... that's quite a view. What happened here? I'm not sure I want to step in there.<br>, REALLY_SHADOWHEART^devnote
- 8. Player: By Balduran's bones - the land is swallowed in shadow... I'm not sure I want to step in there., REALLY_WYLL^devnote
- 8. Player: What is this place? The extent of the corruption here is... almost impressive. I'm not sure I want to step in there.<br>, REALLY_GITHYANKI^devnote
- 8. Player: What is this place? Makes the Underdark look like a sunlit meadow... I'm not sure I want to step in there., REALLY_UNDERDARK^devnote
  - 0. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    3.
    Lae'zel
    : Do you feel it? The chill on your skin, in your lungs? This darkness is diseased.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
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    6.
    Shadowheart
    : Those shadows; there's power coursing through them... oddly familiar. Better stay on alert.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
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    2.
    Karlach
    : Stand by me if you need to keep warm in this awful place.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    11.
    Narrator
    : *This is no ordinary darkness. It feels powerful... and familiar. These lands have been blessed by Lady Shar. You must learn more about her presence here.*REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    5. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
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    10.
    Astarion
    : I won't have to worry about the sun, at least.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
    
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    4.
    Wyll
    : A grim sight indeed. My lungs already grow heavy with shadow.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
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    7.
    Gale
    : Better be careful around here...ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
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